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Over the course of the COVID-19 Pandemic we strived to ensure the health and well-being of our community. 

These extraordinary times have called for extraordinary measures to protect all people in our Centre and community, especially those who are most vulnerable. Through the various lockdowns and provincial restrictions, AC has continued our mission of making our community more accessible and inclusive for people of all abilities, such as building out virtual programming and membership, implementing new health and safety protocols and following government guidelines for in-person programming as appropriate.  


21,489 visits to AC from August 2020 to present. an illustration of abilities centre building in a blue circle. to the left an image of a woman using a device to safely sign in for her AC visit, below an image of staff and program participants wave at the camera. 

 

Map of Ontario with our reach – compiled from all programs  Durham Region  London Middlesex  Ottawa  Niagara  Toronto  Kawartha  Leeds & Greenville  Halton  Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry  Renfrew  York  Outside Ontario • Vancouver • Edmonton • Calgary Global Reach – UK, Ukraine

Provincial Exemption for Persons with Disability - Physical Therapy
Abilities Centre and Canadian Disability Participation Project (CDPP) partnered in building the COVID-19 National Disability Survey. Results from the COVID-19 National Disability Survey helped inform the amendment made by the Government of Ontario through the regulations to the Reopening Ontario Act. This has allowed the Abilities Centre to be able to continue physical therapy sessions for people with disabilities throughout the lockdown. The amendment enables people with disabilities to access physical therapy at recreation centres such as Abilities Centre. It is a priority that Abilities Centre members with physical therapy prescriptions are able to continue to receive critical services at this most trying time in life, and we continue to abide by all health and safety protocols.

Image of a woman wearing a mask in the HUR room at Abilities Centre. a quote to the right of her " This new amendment granted from the Government has given me the freedom and a continuation of the life i used to live before COVID-19."

200 + videos recorded for virtual programming 2,316 virtual sessions delivered through Abilities Centre programming, workshops/clinic 73 Outdoor in-person programming sessions delivered
 

 


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